“With a catalogue so robust we try to pull out all the stops, get the bangers from every era and then focus on the new album as well…” From Release: Formed in Sacramento, California in 2005, Dance Gavin Dance – comprised of vocalist/guitarist Andrew Wells, co-vocalist Jon Mess, guitarist Will Swan and drummer Matthew Mingus – have long stood as […]
“I can hear a song that I’ve heard for fifty years and I get the exact same level of excitement from it that I got when I first heard it fifty years ago…” From Release: One of the most influential music-focused creators on YouTube, Rick is known for his channel Everything Music, where he breaks down songs, interviews legendary musicians, […]
“Three down, I don’t know how many more we’ve got in us. So we’re going to be making use of every second on that stage…” From Release: Also flying the flag for Australian music at Good Things this year, SLOWLY SLOWLY have become firm favourites with their energetic brand of indie rock and pop punk that potently translates to a […]
“I think it was as pleasurable and joyful and amazing as it was painful and hard in equal measures …” From Release: Rapidly ascending four-piece unpeople announce their unifying, genre-spanning debut album we are unpeople – out October 9th on SharpTone Records – which takes the philosophy behind the band’s name and turns it into a powerful, uncompromising statement of […]
“We never expected to get huge, we just kept doing our thing and watching our friends get ridiculously famous…” From Release: Since forming in 1988, Mudhoney quickly became the flagship act for legendary independent label Sub Pop and to date has released over 25 official primary releases spanning over three decades. Their provocative debut single ‘Touch Me I’m Sick’ and […]
“Australia indulged our rock star dreams very early on, we were successful in Australia like very early on even before we were doing anything in Canada …” From Release: As one of the most culturally and commercially successful bands in rock, SIMPLE PLAN have spent over two decades cultivating and evolving their status as pop punk legends. Now in command […]
“I think our identity has always kind of been what it is, I mean it evolves but our identity is that we are a band that does rap and a band that does rock and pretty much everything else in between…” From Release: A band who have captured the hearts and minds of fans across the globe since first forming […]
“We’ve always stuck to being a long form, art form band, an albums band and creating projects and really caring about the whole of the album…” From Release: Marking a decade of Nothing But Thieves last year, with four albums, billions of streams, thousands of worldwide live shows and a global dedicated fanbase, the Southend five-piece made their musical return […]
“I’m filling in the blanks for all the stories that you’ve heard about Poison… not all of them but I’m sure I didn’t address everything in the book…” From Release: From the suburbs of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, to the neon glare of Los Angeles, Rikki Rockett’s journey is as raw and relentless as the beat of his drums. Before becoming the […]
“I always try to make time to speak about important things…” From Release: With emotional intensity and expansive soundscapes, Germany alt metal act FUTURE PALACE have been traversing the avenues of post hardcore, metal, electronica and synth pop since forming in 2018. From the vocal acrobatics of Maria Lessing through to their bewitching sonic output, FUTURE PALACE also just unleashed […]
“Who could’ve thought that these songs that we’d written almost 45 years ago that we’d still be playing them now…” From Release: German heavy metal legends ACCEPT celebrate 50 years of pure power, bringing together the scene’s A-list musicians for a landmark release. Teutonic Titans 1976-2026 stands as a definitive statement of the band’s legacy, forged in steel and driven […]
“We’re not a band that believes in a top, that’s never been a thing for us…” From Release: One of rock’s most revered live acts, SHINEDOWN‘s relentless energy and audience connection have been a staple of their performances for decades, with their diverse back catalogue balancing moments of spectacle with breaths of emotive finesse. Whether performing with Papa Roach, Halestorm, […]
“You’re getting the best version of us in Australia…” From Release: A band equally capable of delighting and devastating with their versatile take on bewitching and aggressive industrial flavours set against brooding soundscapes, HEALTH are the ultimate amalgamation of dexterity and modern ennui. The perfect band to lure you onto the dancefloor while an apocalypse plays out, HEALTH’s cult-like ascension […]
They’re back! Today, Hopeless Records duo SENSES unveiled their first new single in over a year. “patterns” arrived Oct. 27, and is a punchy alt pop track for the ages. True to form – SENSES have cooked up an earworm that is undeniably catchy and a shimmering display of the band’s growth as writers and performers. The band is currently […]
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“With a catalogue so robust we try to pull out all the stops, get the bangers from every era and then focus on the new album as well…” From Release: Formed in Sacramento, California in 2005, Dance Gavin Dance – comprised of vocalist/guitarist Andrew Wells, co-vocalist Jon Mess, guitarist Will Swan and drummer Matthew Mingus – have long stood as […]
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“I think it was as pleasurable and joyful and amazing as it was painful and hard in equal measures …” From Release: Rapidly ascending four-piece unpeople announce their unifying, genre-spanning debut album we are unpeople – out October 9th on SharpTone Records – which takes the philosophy behind the band’s name and turns it into a powerful, uncompromising statement of […]
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It’s always exciting when a band makes their way back to Australia after a long time between tours, tonight for the first time since Soundwave in 2014 Avenged Sevenfold are back and the first show of the tour lands here in Sydney! I made it in midway through Thornhill’s first song and it’s such an early start that people are […]
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THE ICONIC ARTIST WILL BRING AN EPIC, CAREER-SPANNING EXPERIENCE TO THE AUSTRALIAN FAITHFUL IN EARLY 2027 “You couldn’t have asked for a better show from Marilyn Manson.” – MAYHEM MUSIC MAGAZINE “His voice is as dangerous and commanding as ever. Each track crushing harder than the last, turning the floor into a writhing sea of bodies, bringing out the chaos […]
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Date: Saturday February 4, 2023 Venue: The Enmore Theatre, Sydney Presented by: Live Nation Australia Special Guests: Theory of a Deadman Photos by: Peter Coates – Inside Edge Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our review of the show HERE
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